eurobrun wrote:CoopsII wrote:pasta_maldonado wrote:Thomas the Tank Engine used to say,
Did someone mention Tomas Enge?
Well, both do spend most of their time surrounded in smoke
Indeed they do.
eurobrun wrote:CoopsII wrote:pasta_maldonado wrote:Thomas the Tank Engine used to say,
Did someone mention Tomas Enge?
Well, both do spend most of their time surrounded in smoke
Divina_Galica wrote:...and so far no-one has mentioned Danica, far and away the best female driver in recent times.
I know that Bernie would like to see her in F1 and I think she would do a solid job if she commits to it and is given the time to learn, as F1 is very different to anything she has done so far.
(Awaits being shot down in flames....)
As for Beitske Visser - it is ridiculously early to make any comments on her in F1
DG
Onxy Wrecked wrote:Danica has gone for the money of NASCAR and wasn't very impressive off of the oval tracks probably explaining why she went into NASCAR in the first place. I'd bet on Simona de Silvestro or even NASCAR's Johanna Long for more viable candidates than Danica for F1. Long has been in significantly worse equipment and for the most part is just a few positions behind Danica when in the same race.
X61 wrote:Onxy Wrecked wrote:Danica has gone for the money of NASCAR and wasn't very impressive off of the oval tracks probably explaining why she went into NASCAR in the first place. I'd bet on Simona de Silvestro or even NASCAR's Johanna Long for more viable candidates than Danica for F1. Long has been in significantly worse equipment and for the most part is just a few positions behind Danica when in the same race.
Simona de Silvestro would be interesting to see in an F1 car, and I believe she has earned a shot with a top team in IndyCar. I believe she's currently the best female racer in North America.
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X61 wrote:Onxy Wrecked wrote:Danica has gone for the money of NASCAR and wasn't very impressive off of the oval tracks probably explaining why she went into NASCAR in the first place. I'd bet on Simona de Silvestro or even NASCAR's Johanna Long for more viable candidates than Danica for F1. Long has been in significantly worse equipment and for the most part is just a few positions behind Danica when in the same race.
Simona de Silvestro would be interesting to see in an F1 car, and I believe she has earned a shot with a top team in IndyCar. I believe she's currently the best female racer in North America.
Sebastian Vettel wrote:If I was good at losing, I wouldn't be in Formula 1
watka wrote:I find it amusing that whilst you're one of the more openly Christian guys here, you are still first and foremost associated with an eye for the ladies!
MCard LOLAdinizintheoven wrote:GOOD CHRISTIANS do not go to jail. EVERYONE ON FORMULA ONE REJECTS should be in jail.
Mitch Hedberg wrote:I want to be a race car passenger: just a guy who bugs the driver. Say man, can I turn on the radio? You should slow down. Why do we gotta keep going in circles? Man, you really like Tide...
aerond wrote:Yes RDD, but we always knew you never had any sort of taste either
tommykl wrote:I have a shite car and meme sponsors, but Corrado Fabi will carry me to the promised land with the power of Lionel Richie.
dr-baker wrote:How much do people rate Pippa Mann? Or has she not competed enough in IndyCar for opinions to form yet?
CoopsII wrote:dr-baker wrote:How much do people rate Pippa Mann? Or has she not competed enough in IndyCar for opinions to form yet?
She reminds me of Wolff in someways as neither have really achieved much and yet they are both on the radar anyway.
Because of boobies presumably.
watka wrote:I find it amusing that whilst you're one of the more openly Christian guys here, you are still first and foremost associated with an eye for the ladies!
MCard LOLAdinizintheoven wrote:GOOD CHRISTIANS do not go to jail. EVERYONE ON FORMULA ONE REJECTS should be in jail.
wsrgo wrote:
Carmen Jorda is in GP3 for the same reason that Ma Qinghua, Sergio Canamasas, Rene Binder, Simon Trummer and Jake Rosenzweig are in GP2, or Luis sa Silva and Adderley Fong in GP3...
Kimi-ICE wrote:wsrgo wrote:
Carmen Jorda is in GP3 for the same reason that Ma Qinghua, Sergio Canamasas, Rene Binder, Simon Trummer and Jake Rosenzweig are in GP2, or Luis sa Silva and Adderley Fong in GP3...
Ma Qinghua: Definitely for the money
Sergio Canamasas: Is not for the money. Sure he had a crap 2010 in FR3.5 as he was the only full-time driver not to score a point but this year i think he's showing Alexander Rossi who is probably the next big American F1 hope that he's not going to be a pushover. He'd have finished 5th in Spain if Cecotto wasn't driving like an arse and then Haryanto didn't wipe off his rear wing. He doesn't deserve to be stuck on 0 points
Rene Binder: You'll end up with egg on your face soon. Binder has been reasonably impressive this year much better the likes of De Jong and on a good day he could be an outside bet for the podium
Simon Trummer: Seems to spend more time as a team-mate to a world championship contender. After Malaysia where he finished 6th i thought he could have been a frequent points scorer but he's stuttered a bit since.
Jake Rozenzweig: Hardly the most special driver but he's not DBTMOTR material. He's actually ran Haryanto close at times this season and with a bit of luck he will score a point
All 5 of these men are much faster than Carmen Jorda who makes Giancarlo Serenelli look fast. At least Serenelli qualified for all his races Jorda couldn't even do that.
And yes Alice Powell was the fastest female in GP3 last year and managed to score a point
eytl wrote:I agree. Especially when he talks about one's nerves sending signals 111a and 6783 etc. to the brain upon seeing Ericsson's hairdo.
He's got it all wrong. When I see Ericsson and Chilton's hairdos, the only signal going to my brain is 1049.
Bleu wrote:It hasn't been a very good start for Visser. She's 11th after two weekends, having scored 11 points. Another Dutch lady Stéphane Kox (daughter of experienced sportscar racer Peter) is also racing in the series, she has two points so far. The leader has 107 points.
There are three races during the weekend, first two races use F1 system, third race 15-10-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1.
eytl wrote:I agree. Especially when he talks about one's nerves sending signals 111a and 6783 etc. to the brain upon seeing Ericsson's hairdo.
He's got it all wrong. When I see Ericsson and Chilton's hairdos, the only signal going to my brain is 1049.
Backmarker wrote:Maldonado is still in pain from his Monaco crash. While it is expected he will recover before Montreal, the possibility of Susie Wolff getting an F1 drive has increased! Though really, if I was Williams I would look to see if a deal could be made with a driver with recent experience, e.g. Glock or Petrov
Onxy Wrecked wrote:Backmarker wrote:Maldonado is still in pain from his Monaco crash. While it is expected he will recover before Montreal, the possibility of Susie Wolff getting an F1 drive has increased! Though really, if I was Williams I would look to see if a deal could be made with a driver with recent experience, e.g. Glock or Petrov
Petrov is probably a safer option than Glock or Susie Wolff, but we all know that Wolff is already within the Williams team.
Sebastian Vettel wrote:If I was good at losing, I wouldn't be in Formula 1
BlindCaveSalamander wrote:Onxy Wrecked wrote:Backmarker wrote:Maldonado is still in pain from his Monaco crash. While it is expected he will recover before Montreal, the possibility of Susie Wolff getting an F1 drive has increased! Though really, if I was Williams I would look to see if a deal could be made with a driver with recent experience, e.g. Glock or Petrov
Petrov is probably a safer option than Glock or Susie Wolff, but we all know that Wolff is already within the Williams team.
But does she have a superlicense? Because I'm fairly sure she doesn't.
pasta_maldonado wrote:The stewards have recommended that Alan Jones learns to drive.
PT8475 wrote:Well if she gets there she's far more deserving than Susie "MyHusbandIsOnTheBoardOfDirectorsAndI'veNeverWonAMajorRace" Wolff.
PT8475 wrote:Well if she gets there she's far more deserving than Susie "MyHusbandIsOnTheBoardOfDirectorsAndI'veNeverWonAMajorRace" Wolff.
Kimi-ICE wrote:PT8475 wrote:Well if she gets there she's far more deserving than Susie "MyHusbandIsOnTheBoardOfDirectorsAndI'veNeverWonAMajorRace" Wolff.
What about Susie "I'veOnlyScored4PointsInMyEntireSevenYearDTMcareerAndMyHusbandisTheBoardOfDirectorOfMercedesGPAndHasAlreadyWonARaceWhichIWillNeverDo" Wolff
Sebastian Vettel wrote:If I was good at losing, I wouldn't be in Formula 1
Divina_Galica wrote:To be fair to Danica she did finish second in the 2000 Formula Ford Festival to Anthony Davidson (interestingly two years after Jenson Button beat Dan Wheldon) when it was still a very competitive event, had poles and a fastest lap in Indycars in addition to her win and 5 top ten Championship finishes, she has had pole and led NASCAR events (and she should have won in Road America last year until Villeneuve shoved her off).
Wouldn't say she would trouble the top drivers in F1 but she is way better than Susie Wolff
DG
Sebastian Vettel wrote:If I was good at losing, I wouldn't be in Formula 1
BlindCaveSalamander wrote:Divina_Galica wrote:To be fair to Danica she did finish second in the 2000 Formula Ford Festival to Anthony Davidson (interestingly two years after Jenson Button beat Dan Wheldon) when it was still a very competitive event, had poles and a fastest lap in Indycars in addition to her win and 5 top ten Championship finishes, she has had pole and led NASCAR events (and she should have won in Road America last year until Villeneuve shoved her off).
Wouldn't say she would trouble the top drivers in F1 but she is way better than Susie Wolff
DG
Yeah, this is true. Danica isn't a great talent by any means, but she's okay. About average.
takagi_for_the_win wrote:BlindCaveSalamander wrote:Divina_Galica wrote:To be fair to Danica she did finish second in the 2000 Formula Ford Festival to Anthony Davidson (interestingly two years after Jenson Button beat Dan Wheldon) when it was still a very competitive event, had poles and a fastest lap in Indycars in addition to her win and 5 top ten Championship finishes, she has had pole and led NASCAR events (and she should have won in Road America last year until Villeneuve shoved her off).
Wouldn't say she would trouble the top drivers in F1 but she is way better than Susie Wolff
DG
Yeah, this is true. Danica isn't a great talent by any means, but she's okay. About average.
Paul di Resta, but with boobs?
Kimi-ICE wrote:Lets analyse some of the well known female drivers because i don't know about this Dutch Female that is rated quite highly by most of you
Simona de Silvestro: Probably the best female in Motorsport at the moment. De Silvestro was a former champion in one of the lower American Motorsport drivers so she's due a podium finish in Indycars at some point. The opening round of 2011 is one of her best races as she came 4th and set the fastest lap. Although that year went downhill after that she has picked up considerably since then with some strong finishes this year.
Danica Patrick: Don't really need to say anything do I. Danicamania has swept the board in NASCAR but she really is overrated with only a few good drives in Indycar to show for her hype. Her bad personality doesn't help either.
Alice Powell: Back to my better Territory Alice Powell should really be the next big woman in Formula 1. As Will Buxton said in Monaco last year she is not here just to make up the numbers. She was a former champion in British Motorsport and was massively unlucky not to get a podium in Formula Renault UK in 2011. She scored a point in GP3 last year and that can only be a step forwards. Now somebody give her some cash so she can do it again.
Vicky Piria: Also in GP3 last year she wasn't as quick as Powell but she wasn't as bad as the next female listed here. A heavy crash at Hockenheim last year knocked the wind out of her sails and she hasn't been heard from since
Carmen Jorda: Quite Frankly how she has managed to stay in GP3 while Powell and Piria have been shafted is a mystery science has been unable to explain. DNQ'ed at Silverstone and is currently showing no signs of progress other than being a very slow pay-driver.
Susie Wolff: The bare stats alone explain why Wolff is being criticized for her attempts to be an F1 driver. 7 seasons of DTM yielded a grand total of 4 points and no Podiums. Not only that but her best finish was 7th and her first points didn't come until 2010 in the demolition derby at Valencia. To top it off she is 30 years old which is hardly a spring chicken in anyone's book but hey if racing in F1 is her dream who are we to crush it.
Katherine Legge: Like Wolff Legge was a no-hoper in DTM and decided to head statside in Indycar. Most famous moment was running in the top 3 for a brief moment at this year's Indy 500
Pippa Mann: Another anonymous Indycar racer who also ran in the top 3 briefly at the Indy 500 this year. I don't know much about her though
Milka Duno: Do i have to really say anything? I'll say something anyway because she is the perfect example of someone who needs a driving lesson on how to go faster. Discounting the hopeless Lotus Cars at last years Indy 500 Duno is the only racer in recent times to have been disqualified for being too slow with Autosport describing it in one race "After 31 laps of Ineptitude" Quite frankly a Lawnmower is faster than Milka Duno
Albert Einstein wrote:Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe.
CoopsII wrote:Maybe we should just give a drive to whoever has the best rack and that way the likes of Bernie wont have any issue with them being on the grid and also the media can simply be honest about what they're interested in.
DanielPT wrote:Curiously, having the best rack is always the ultimate decider between two similar female candidates. If it is a man to decide, the best are chosen and if it is a woman, the ugliest the better. It's natural instinct.
Klon wrote:more liek Nick Ass-idy amirite?
pasta_maldonado wrote:Just to add my 2p to the subject, I think that Danica Patrick is the most pumped-up arrogant untalented driver I've ever seen make it big. She's the only driver I could say I hate rather than dislike. She has done nothing of credit to deserve her fame, which I suspect as Coops pointed out is down to her looks rather than her driving. Which is terrible. Feel free to prove me completely wrong but for now I think she's a waste of space.
pasta_maldonado wrote:The stewards have recommended that Alan Jones learns to drive.
pasta_maldonado wrote:She has done nothing of credit to deserve her fame, which I suspect as Coops pointed out is down to her looks rather than her driving. Which is terrible.
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